Radiator attachment.



E. LIESKE.

RADIATOR ATTACHMENT- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5. 1918.

Patented Apr. 8,1919.

ERNST LIESKE, OF NORTH ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOFREDERICK W. LAIPP AND ONE-HALF TO OTTO C. KEITH, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N.Y.

RADIATOR ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8;, 1919.

Application filed December 5, 1918. Serial No. 265,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST LIESKE, a citi- I zen of Germany, residing atNorth Arlington, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, haveinvented an Improvement in Radiator Attachments, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an. attachment for steam radiators, and theobject thereof is the provision of an article that can be used inconjunction with steam radiators to moisten the air in the room in whichthe radiator is situated.

It is well understood that the use of steam radiators for heatingpurposes is more or less general, and also it is understood that theheat produced by steam radiators is exceedingly dry and more or lessdetrimental to health. I have found that by the use of the radiatorattachment hereinafter described, the air in a room or other placeheated by a steam radiator is maintained in such a condition as tocontain the necessary or at least an adequate percentage of moisture.

In carrying out the invention, the receptacle forming the radiatorattachment is made of clay or a composition of the same and othermaterials, so as to be of a sufficiently porous nature for the purposesspecitied, and as hereinafter more particularly described, the articlebeing so shaped and constructed as to be attached to a steam radiator,fitting partially between the loopsor coils thereof, and also soconstructed, that when in use, the water employed in the same will notdrip therefrom to the floor.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a steam radiator illustrating the useof the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of my improved radiatorattachment.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, and

Fig. .4 is a longitudinal section taken on line 4-4, Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the drawing, the radiator attachmentcomprising my present invention consists of a body member indicated at10 havingaconvex front wall 11 and concave side walls 12 and 13, so thatin plan or cross section, the attachment assumes a general angular form,permitting the concave walls 12 and 13 to fit and extend between thecoils or loops of the radiator. The attachment is open-ended asindicated,

the top being open as shown at 14 while the bottom is open as ShOWn at15. In a suitable position between the top and the bottom, preferablyapproximately one-third of the distance from the bottom, there is atransverse partition wall 16. The concave side walls are united at anangular portion 17 in which there is a suitable hole 18 adjacent the topof the attachment, so that by th employment of suitable hooks 20, orother supporting and connecting members, the radiator attachment may befixed in position upon a steam radiator. As indicated in the drawing,the lower end of the hook 20 is passed through the opening 18 while theupper end of the hook is fitted over the connecting bars or rods 21,uniting the upper portion of the loops or coils 22 of the steam radiatorso that the attachment is supported from the radiator, as shown inFig. 1. In

the angular portion 17, I may also provide a'hole 19 preferably placedimmediately below the partition wall 16 for ventilating purposes, thatis, so that a current of air may pass through the chamber in the lowerportion of the attachment.

The improved radiator attachment hereinbefore described is known in themarkets as the Moistenair attachmenhand is made of clay or a mixture ofclay and other suitable materials in such proportions that the articleis porous, permitting the water to trickle through the walls oft-heattachment and to be evaporated by the heat emitted from the radiator,the porosity of the attachment being such of course that under normaloperating conditions, only sufiicient water will work through the wallsof the attachment as will be evaporated by the heat from the radiator.The purpose in placing the partition wall 16 at a distance from thebottom of the attachment is to provide an apron tors, or in any placewith or without radiators, to properly moisten the air in a given place;as for example, houses in exceedingly dry climates. Furthermore, ifdesirable, a disinfectant or perfume may be added to the water when thesame is placed in the receptacle.

I claim as my invention:

1. A radiator attachment comprising a body member having walls of porousmaterial and a partition dividing the same into compartments, one ofwhich is adapted to receive a liquid With that portion of the wallsbelow the partition forming an apron adapted to absorb the liquid whichtrickles through from the liquid compartment and from which the liquidis evaporated so that it Will not drip therefrom to the floor.

2. A radiator attachment comprisin an open ended body member having'wals of porous material and havin a convex front wall and concave side wals adapted to fit between the coils of a steam radiator and a transversepartition wall forming a Water compartment and a depending apron adaptedto absorb the water which trickles through from the water compartmentand from which the water is evaporated so that it will not-driptherefrom to the floor.

3. A radiator attachment comprising a body member having cylindricalwalls of porous material and a partition dividing the sameintocompartments, one of which is adapted to receive a liquid with thatportion of the Walls below the partition forming a cylindrical apronadapted to absorb the liquid, which trickles through from the liquidcompartment and from which the liquid is evaporated so that it will notdrip therefrom to the floor, there being a perforation provided in thecylindrical wall forming part of the apron immediately below the saidpartition.

Signed by me this th day of November,

ERNST LIESKE.

Witness:

RICHARD E. 'SMITH, J r.

